Under starters orders: NHS’s biggest ever vaccine drive
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Dominic Lipinski/PA Patients receive covid-19 vaccines at an NHS vaccination centre set up in the grounds of Epsom Downs racecourse Surrey. The site, with six other mass centres London, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, …
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0959-8138']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n87